• Education
• Computer and Language Skills
• Research Experience
• Work Experience
• Volunteer Work Experience & Extra-curricular projects
• Publications

Eric Hortop

Education

2007

Magesteriate in Science (Mathematics & Statistics)

Focusing on applied combinatorics, group theory and geometry
Thesis title: A Symmetry-Group Semantics for Shape Grammars: Lattice Methods for the Classification of Strand-based Patterns

Concordia University, Montréal, QC

2004

Baccalaureate in Arts

Majors: Mathematics & Statistics (co-op); Communications; minor: Print Media
Graduated with distinction (3.47 GPA)

Concordia University, Montréal, QC

1999

Diploma of Collegial Studies (DEC) in Creative Arts

Concentrations in Mathematics, Communications and Fine Arts. Graduating average: 88%

Dawson College, Westmount, QC

Computer and Language Skills

Research Work Experience

2007 – present

Methodologist (MA2, MA3)

Methods for Justice, Health Analysis and Health Measures section and Record Linkage Resource Centre
Household Survey Methods Division
Statistics Canada, Ottawa ON.

• Involved in record linkage activities involving weighted survey data and administrative data: projects included the Health Data Warehouse (LHAD), Canadian Forces Cancer and Mortality Study, and consulting for Courts PersonID.
• Expanded and provided support for Canadian Cancer Registry incidence tabulations' disclosure control strategy, including building a semi-generalized system for tabular cell suppression in SAS.
• Helped develop expanded capabilities and more efficient SAS code for Postal Code Conversion File+, a probabilistic tool for converting postal codes to Census geography.

2002 – 2007

Researcher/Programmer/Co-ordinator

Hexagram Institute for Research and Creation in Media Arts and Technologies (Advanced Digital Imaging axis), Montréal, QC.

• Contributed to development of a system to extract and represent patterns and recursion structures from electronic representations of Moroccan Zillij mosaics and Congolese Kuba cloth. Jointly planned and implemented a Web-capable shape database prototype.
• Co-presented work at Virtual Systems and Multimedia 2003, Subtle Technologies 2004, Information Visualization 2004, 24 Heures de Science (2006) Hexagram/Concordia inauguration (2006) and Bridges 2006.
• Assisted in planning and preparation of successful grant applications to FQRSC, SSHRC and Hexagram.
• Collaborated with researchers and technologists from the Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (Concordia), Canal Savoir and Simbioz.

2001

Assistant Methodologist (co-op)

Address Register and Geography Methods Section
Social Survey Methods Division
Statistics Canada, Ottawa, ON

• Researched and designed improvements based on shape parameters and computational geometry for the Generalized Area Delineation System (GArDS): software for dividing areas into sampling units based on user-defined requirements. Planned and ran quality control and testing on GArDS’ and other programs’ i/o files.
• Documented suggested improvements as well as some existing components of GArDS.

2001

Assistant Methodologist (co-op)

Census Research Section
Social Survey Methods Division
Statistics Canada, Ottawa, ON

• Updated and ran performance tests for census edit & imputation software in SAS.
• Debugged, reworked and expanded existing C++ geographic sort software, optimizing complexity, improving random number generation and verifying improvements.

2000 – 2001

Researcher and Macro Programmer

Acorda Design Integration, Verdun, QC

• Participated in the creation of a syllabic font package for Northern Quebec (Nunavik) Inuit dialect.
• Researched WorldScript and Unicode text handling.
• Created font conversion Word macro.

Other Work Experience

2006

Teaching Assistant, Mathematics with Computer Algebra (2 sections) and The Fascinating World of Numbers

Faculty of Arts and Science (Mathematics and Statistics department) Concordia University, Montréal, QC

• Assisted with computerized aspects of lectures, lectured on graphing, calculus and symmetry groups and assisted students with term work and exam prep.
• Maintained course web site.
• Graded class tests.

2004 – 2005

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Digital Communications Media

Faculty of Arts and Science (Communications Studies department) Concordia University, Montréal, QC

• Planned and ran image processing, UNIX, HTML and CSS workshops, created accompanying documentation.
• Advised students on practical and theoretical aspects of digital media.
• Participated in the creation and grading of exams and assignments.

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Volunteer Work Experience & Extra-Curricular Projects

2011 – present

Volunteer open-source developer

Dreamwidth Studios

• Fixed bugs and added features using Perl, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, focusing accessibility and standards
• Work coordinated using BugZilla and Mercurial Queues

2006 – 2007

Director, Arts and Science (Science), sitting on GSA council, Student Tribunal Pool and Universirty Health and Safety Committee

Graduate Students' Association, Concordia University

2005 – 2007

Peer Support volunteer (listening and referral), trained in client-centred Rogerian approach.

Concordia Multi-Faith Chaplaincy (under Concordia University Dean of Students Office)

2003 – 2005

Literacy Tutor and Organizational Committee Member

Concordia Students for Literacy, working with Tyndale St. Georges Community Centre and Frontier College

2002 – 2003

Student Representative to Academic Programs Committee

University Senate Subcommittees, Concordia University, Montréal, QC

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Publications

• Hortop, Eric. “Multidimensional tabular data suppression in the Canadian Cancer Registry”. SSC annual meeting proceedings of the survey methods section. Québec, QC, May 2010.
• Rajagopalan, Ramgopal, Eric Hortop, Dania El-Khechen, Cheryl Kolak Dudek, Lydia Sharman, Fred Szabo, Thomas Fevens and Sudhir Mudur. “Interface and Design in Kuba and Zillij Art with Shape Grammars”. Bridges London 2006: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music and Science Conference proceedings, Hertfordshire (UK): Tarquin, August 2006. pp 419–428
• Bhakar, Sushil, Eric Hortop, Cheryl Kolak Dudek, Lydia Sharman and Fred Szabo. “Textiles, Patterns and Technology: Digital Tools for the Geometric Analysis of Cloth and Culture”. Textile: A Journal of Cloth and Culture, Berg, Oxford, UK, Fall 2004. pp 308–327
• Kolak Dudek, Cheryl, Lydia Sharman, Fred E. Szabo, Sushil Bhakar, Eric Hortop, Yun Li, Wumo Pan. “From Ethno-mathematics to Generative Design: Metapatterns and Interactive Methods for the Creation of Decorative Art”. In proceedings of Information Visualization Conference 2004, London, UK, July 2004. pp 941–946

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